A control panel is a Windows software module used to perform administrative and management operating system tasks and/or provide access to specific software features, components and widgets. The control panel is used to configure and manage almost all aspects of Windows, including keyboard and mouse functionality, users and passwords, power options, network settings, desktop background, display settings, sound settings, mouse settings, hardware and software options, installation and removal of programs, parental control, speech recognition, etc. A control panel may simply be referred to as a panel.
The control panel is normally part of the system’s graphical user interface (GUI), which provides easy management and access to panel components. Standard software includes several features and components that combine to create complete and cohesive solution. A panel may be any size, shape or complexity, depending on the software stack’s solution. The control panel is made up of a group of individual control panel applets. Therefore, using the control panel actually implies the use of one or more applets to modify the way in which some parts of Windows works. The control panel is considered to be the centralized configuration area in the Windows OS. It can be accessed in many ways, including the following:
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